Posted on 05/18/2020 11:06:15 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy Leave It to Beaver, died on Monday morning. He was 76.
Sources tell Variety Osmond passed away at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members.
The cause of death is unknown.
(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...
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Osmond joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1970 and grew a mustache to be less recognizable. In 1980, Osmond was struck by five bullets while in a foot chase with a suspected car thief and was protected from four of the bullets by his bullet-resistant vest, with the fifth bullet ricocheting off of his belt buckle. He was placed on disability and retired from the force in 1988.
Damn NOT Eddie Haskell, he was great on Leave It To Beaver I watch the show every morning..RIP eddie
he did have respiratory problems (it is mentioned)
Yea, but the politeness had an air of insincerity about it. Which was exactly what it was supposed to have.
Lumpy, now he was a piece of work
Ummm, because he was an active duty officer at the time and not an actor?
The whole series was on Netflix a few years ago. Watched every one of them with my wife and daughter.
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LOL
A dedicated and good police. Bet there are a lot of stories about him as a LEO.
Eddie was a jerk. He may have been pandering to the grown-ups while the adults were in the room, yet when the authorities were out of the room, Eddie was busy being condescendingly creepy...thusly referring to Beaver as the name,Squirt. Even the dad would tell Wally that Eddie was a jerk. When they asked Alice Cooper what sort of a kid Alice was...He replied,Oh well I was the Eddie Haskell of the neighborhood. In other words a smart Alec who would patronize the grownups while acting like a creep most of the rest of the time. I have to say, it is fun to kiss up to the grown-ups while Hiding a large straw and a ready to use spit ball. Just figuratively, not literally. Long live Eddie Haskell.
Eddie was the Troublemaking suckup that charmed the adult Cleavers
Great character actor!
One of the great character actors of all time TV
Everyone knew an Eddie
We hated him but on Beaver, he was awesome esp for that age Played the smartass to the hilt
Rest In Peace “Eddie Haskell”.
You will be badly missed.
I get up and open my paper to the obits. If my name isn't there, I make coffee.
ping
“The cause of death is unknown”
Because Eddie Haskell was evil?
You’re right. Seems every generation in our town has their Eddie’s.
That was the late Johnny Wadd
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